Broadcast in the earlier time slot of 12.20pm, the overnight figures - which do not take into account subsequent on demand views, represent an increase on the 1.92m viewers who tuned into the 2016 edition.

The TOTP New Year’s Eve special (BBC One, 4.05pm), which starred Sheeran, Craig David & Bastille, Paloma Faith, Dua Lipa, Rita Ora, Sigala, Starley, Mabel, Anne-Marie, The Vamps, Yungen & Yxng Bane, was watched by an average of 1.6m people. That was down on the 2.25m that saw the 2016 equivalent, which was broadcast at 5.20pm.